Contamination-free method and apparatus for measuring body fluid

Details Contamination-free method and apparatus for measuring body fluid Contamination-free method and apparatus for measuring body fluid

1989-05-01

1992-09-08

Niebling, John

Chemistry: electrical and wave energy

Processes and products

Processes of treating materials by wave energy

20415312, 204416, 204400, 204403, 436 8, 436809, 604403, 604410, 604318, G01N 2700

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ABSTRACT:
A sample of a body fluid, such as blood, is collected in a cartridge having a sample chamber for storing the sample and one or more calibration chambers, each for storing a respective calibration fluid. The fluid sample is drawn ino the sample chamber by placing the sample chamber in fluid communication with a needle inserted into the fluid sample and applying a vacuum to the chamber using either a syringe or internal vacuum. A body fluid sample may also be drawn into the sample chamber from a syringe or capillary tube containing the fluid sample. The cartridge may be either planar or cylindrical. The chambers of a cylindrical cartridge may be either elongated voids symmetrically positioned about the longitudinal axis of the cartridge or axially spaced annular voids. One or more sensors, such as ion-sensitive electrodes, are placed in contact with the fluid sample and calibrating fluids(s) by either placing the sensor(s) in contact with externally accessible chambers or by allowing the fluid sample and calibrating fluid(s) to flow from the chambers past the sensor(s). In the event that the sensor(s) are placed in direct contact with externally accessible chambers, the sensor(s) may be scanned from one chamber to the next by an automatic drive mechanism.

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